U.S. Domestic Trucking & Ground Freight
Course Lessons: 3
Minutes of Learning: 90
Cost: 85
- Identify the main domestic trucking and intermodal service options used in U.S. freight transport.
- Compare trucking and rail modes in terms of cost, speed, and environmental impact.
- Recognize common truck classes, trailer types, and their typical uses.
- Explain key regulatory, safety, and technology factors affecting the trucking industry.
- Apply basic logistics decision-making to match freight needs with suitable services and equipment.
Course Overview
This course covers the full spectrum of trucking and intermodal services such as FTL, LTL, expedited, refrigerated, flatbed, heavy haul, drayage, and last-mile, showing when to use each versus rail based on cost, speed, flexibility, and environmental impact. You’ll learn truck classes and equipment types, how equipment choice affects loading, routing, and total landed cost, and how to match freight needs to the right service. We conclude with today’s industry realities like driver capacity, compliance and safety, infrastructure, sustainability, and digital tools (ELDs, real-time tracking, smart logistics), so you can make informed transportation decisions with confidence.